A machine for weaving thread or yarn into fabric.
My grandmother used to weave cloth on an old loom.
Used when counting 機 (はた, "loom") as a piece of machinery.
weaving; weaver
ground loom; floor loom; backstrap loom
handloom
weaving center; weaving workshop · machinery area; machine room
weaver; weaving shop
Standard kanji spelling for loom.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
The kanji 機 is used for its meaning 'mechanism' or 'machine'. The reading はた is a native Japanese word for loom.
female weaver · Vega; Alpha Lyrae
type of loom used in olden times · loom; traditional loom